Relief with a two-headed serpent
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Relief with a two-headed serpent
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Published 2018-05-09T15:34:24+00:00
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Mayan artists used the image of the two-headed serpent as an insignia of the ruling class; it has often been featured on sceptres and ornamental elements, or is depicted as foliage in representations of a mythical tree or as a vision seen during a ritual. This relief commemorates the association of a ruling lineage with those of an earlier period.
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Date published | 09/05/2018 |
Complexity | Medium |
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Title | Relief with a two-headed serpent |
Date | 900 - 1250 AD |
Dimension | Length, 120cm |
Period | Classic Terminal Maya |
Medium | Stone |
Credit | Found in the Yaxcaba Region, Mexico |
Place | Gran Museo del Mundo Maya in Mérida, Mexico |
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